Elementary school · Carlsbad Unified School District

Poinsettia Elementary

Poinsettia Elementary serves grades K–5 for 509 students in Carlsbad Unified School District.

It is the 4th largest of the 9 Carlsbad Unified School District elementary schools in Carlsbad. Its 22.1 students per teacher compares with a median of 22.8 for those schools. Enrollment grew from 454 in 2019–20 to 509 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was kindergarten, with 146 students. 20% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (103 free, 1 reduced-price). Federal records list it as not a Title I school in 2019–20. The closest park is Bressi Square (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Poinsettia Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–5

Students509

Teachers23

Students per teacher22.1

Free or reduced-price lunch20%

School typeRegular School

DistrictCarlsbad Unified School District

Title INot a Title I school (2019–20)

Enrollment

Students at Poinsettia Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24

K146
166
280
371
470
576

Total enrollment by school year

2019–20454
2020–21391
2021–22476
2022–23480
2023–24509

Nearby

Parks near Poinsettia Elementary

All parks

Park · 0.4 miBressi SquarePlayground Park · 0.5 miAlga Norte Community ParkDog park Park · 0.6 miBressi Gazebo Park

Contact

Address, phone and official links

2445 Mica Rd., Carlsbad 92009

(760) 331-6500

School website ↗Carlsbad Unified School District website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 0113498 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060750011987

Carlsbad Unified School District

Other elementary schools in the district

All schools

K–5Aviara Oaks Elementary624 students K–5Pacific Rim Elementary652 students K–5Kelly Elementary441 students K–5Calavera Hills Elementary407 students K–5Hope Elementary657 students K–5Magnolia Elementary499 students

Nearby

Schools nearby

Middle school · 1.6 miAviara Oaks MiddleGrades 6–8 High school · 3.3 miSage Creek HighGrades 9–12 High school · 3.5 miLa Costa Canyon HighGrades 9–12 Middle school · 4.3 miCalavera Hills MiddleGrades 6–8 Middle school · 5.1 miValley MiddleGrades 6–8 School · 5.3 miSt Patrick Catholic SchoolGrades K–8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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